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Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17

One LOT embraces the balance Of four different lines OF AWoo
Dress Goods this to be closed out at the un-
atchabe price cents yard Cut down from o2H and
50 cents.
few pieces of 7scent goods 54inch, awoo The cut pce
is s7H cents yard to close out the lot quick
Eight pieces of Bege from 37 cents to IS cents yard
What bargain! Eight yards, good pattern for s44, in
stead OF $500.
few short lengths Of Colored Silks for chdens dresses from
to 10 yards piece half price, We must positively de-
cline to give samples Of the above goods
One case of Blankets at the ever known tor
the same quality of goods Good SIZE to be sold at retail
only for 70 pair. Now is your time.
part OF case Of Figured Plaid Ogande handsome goods
marked down from 20 cents to 12H cents
Two hundred of Sateens French and American goods
few and pretty patterns to be sold 80 cents
yard best goods Styles that will suit the taste OF lots OIL
ladies' But we ask 37H cents for the we like best
An line Seersucke all the cheap prices Entire
new styles of Crepene Crazy Cepe from IS cents
down to I2H cents tor choice patterns.
Thirty pieces Egyptian Lace at 10 cents yard from IS and sc
cents tremendous cut in price. Swiss and Egyptian
Flouncng as inches WIDE Is cents to $500 yard. Very
/ popular with the ladies.
Hosiery regular made for ladies' children and gentlemen for
cents pair; marked down from IS and 3713 cents An un
precedented bargain
Fifty six dozen ladies' Pure Silk Glovescos SI1oo dozen
H import this season. We found them by accident They vii
i cost you 50 pair bargain that cannot be dup
I Gated We never the like before.
What we promise will fulfill The "ee Hive is noted as
| place where customers find just what is advertised.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17
The Mob Wants HIS l

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jun7
ersl nights ago West Mcolul
|of Troy, Alabama, went 10
| . poor widow who lived Wy
children in . retired psil "
He dragged her some dis'saI
house assaulted her sna asj
captured, and last nlga'T ,lay
ed TO break the jail at Iio1
was conined. They uf9s s. y
until they reached the lnusll
| ensd cell, which was ploVI
sled &c hammers and and c .a'si,I
| attack was expected ol la.
Iiail was guarded BY . s' ''iI,,
Oates RiAss, 3 lecal MA
vizatiOn, -
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17
VIM. B. SHARP { Co,
Fourth and Market SIS

We offer special
and immense bar.
gain in Parasols and
Sun Shades. These
goods are all new
this season, made by|
Drown, and are su.
|perior in style and
finish, with unusual.
lily handsome and
novel handles.
They are in black,
'|plain colors, fancies,
.|plaids, do is and
stripes, all of good
silk and gloria.
Any lady going to
E the sea shore OF
3 mountains can find
something in this LOT
: particularly adapted
|: for that purpose.
. The Stay-at.hom
p will find just as goot
ID ones for the no
' s months.
he ss You don't ofte1
,s' get Drown down t
,s' these figures.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17
Young Lady surprised.

Miss Matte Harper, 1918 King street
was pleasantly surprised last niaht by
abou, 90 couple Of young people calling
to spend the evening with her. Refresh
ments, presents ana O good social TINT
followed.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17
The HALFWAY Murder.

The Railway murder is no longer my
stery, neither is the qua ity Of Stansbury
Murray, Jr's straight five cent cigars
Everybody that smokes them confesses
Remember No. 104 East Front street
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Lost on Xheat AID DIsAppeared

READING, June l6.-Isaac Loucksr
ex City Recorder, aged 60, is mystic
rious.y missing. He lott heavily In .
wheat transaction several days ago, and
when last seen teemed much depressed
Fears Of his safety are entertained.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17

Al intercsting case IL ON trial before
Judge Wales In the United States CIR
omit Court, the facts OF Wbioh are asI
fol,ows: In 1885, WarFea Harper. who
was then engaged In the aarioa rel
implement business. sold machine to
George s. McIlvain. of 4aFydel, for
whioh he took their note. Az one Of
the parties resided In this atAte, and the
other Ia Mary land, Mr.. Harper took =
chat oil mortgage In each State. When
abe pots fell dur, tie Arm defAultsd. and
when Mr.. Blackburn, who represented
tthe manufacturers, came on from New
yYork aud saw Mr.. George IT Maryde
oe told him that II be would not put
him to any cost, he wruld meet him .,
Clayton in two weeks and pay the note
He also said that bis partner, Mo
Twain, had run away with the money
THAT should have been paid for the ma
chine. M. Black burn agreed to wait
hut as MI. George did not pay 1T tb'
time appointed, the Maryland mortgage
Was exesuted on the machine, but be
fore the officers could secure IL, tn
Q Into Kent County, this State, y here
II was seized by the sheriff. 1t the instanc
l. lof other parties. Messrs. Blackburn
land Harper made . demand on tn
= sheri6 for the proper y, and - he II
,fused to surrender 1t, entered suit 70
lis recovery In the United StAtes Cour
Tho machine was seized by the Unite
Estates Marshal, and by order OF II
ID holders Of the note delivered In Mar!
Hand, where It WAS sold. The creditor
O, In Kent County who seized Il first. no
bring tuit TO test the validity OF tn
D. sale. The plaintiffs were representt
10y Z G. Bradford ard j. L. Wo!cot
EsQs., and the defendan by Author
81 Higgins. Esq and Counsellor Russo
d LOT Mars land. The case WAS still on tri
q when court took recess.
Three Fxoursions.
=" There were about 800 persons on /
Iexcursion Of the Grace NJ. z. Suud
D, Ischool, which went on the steamer h
1At nu bile to Cape May, yesterday. Tn
- Vi . very pleasant time, and the mu
by the Gsace orchestra both going q
=. returning was splendid. Lite in
- atteruoo IN . rumor WAS circulated Il
the Republic had been run into BY
ocean steamer. This caused coneide
IS BILE al xiety to parties 10 this city,
lob Ion her return they were Rratifed
nd, learn that there WAS no truth whate'
lire in the report.
emit About 800 people went on the Sec1
the Baptist excursion to Beverly Pa
the They were accompanied BY the III
= Is EeRimept Band.
rgel Qlite . crowd went over to Pen
his grove during the day on the excurs
lg.ven by the h. g l N.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17

Taylor 8 Fullerton's, 1902 King ct,
for vial OF Hance's Mandrake Pellets.
They will cure headache, constipation
&c. Are small, readi y swallowed, and
lust the thing for children
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17
Crnn or d Co

have largo stock of GAUGE Underwear
for men, ladies and children at The very
low est prices. Also Jean Drawers fol
men, and muslin underwear for lad les.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17

The organization Of a I V.l'
n facturipg Company VIZ
aotfecker s. HotfecseI's ' .n,|
n esday evening, Will
omcerf: ,.n r vi
| president, Alexander . ,! an
| Stsnsbury J. Wiley '''''
10. Robinson. ,,,.rr;.l
The company will %sa : \
vert under . patep' o ~, MI
W, Morrow, and 81 - vi n,
other patents for g, "sny ~ =
/ be used by the company,
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DEE.

1GLATrS.-In this city, on Wee nosdsy even
ing, 10Th inst, Lawrence 9iatts, ST., aRed
75years.
| Relatives and friends are respectfully In
vited to attend his funeral from his late resi-
dence on Saturday afternoon, lS.h inst. a. =
O'Clock. Services 1t st. Peters Pro- Catne
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FIFTH EDITI0
Dots.

-, Dots.
Tne various brancbss =, =, ]
!! Land League Of this e c,, Of tss
me , rooms sS Seventh and MN WI
a. a. = as 80 p: N to-niuhss:s ~, %a Z.
o. y. psiie citing Arrangement, ~ =,
on July 4. mon Stt(
The Putey g. Jops, o.
1 Se,,. "a an order for four 'p ,n1I
lot the mills At Palmer S,nf I'm ~
which are to be extepdss ~. naIl,|
largest in the world. 'eu and 1
A horae and wagon al /
found on the Wilson farm rs' ,s !
vine Hundred BY Ccns,.,hI1.
SsIs olslmsd BY the ShsAs osD..
Muller Of Monocacy, Pa O ,..esI
Rev. W. E. Nsedban , 49,"
First Baptist Church II w V.s,q
F.. .ili be married : to w" M,sI
Thursday, the 2sd i mat NJ
Il. Albert Curry, the R.,,,,,.
date for Governor fins p yss,e
been visiting our oiiy, b bs,t,
lprotracted illness. ''' 'nsa
l. Regina NJ. P. Masoue,. y, |
tie, graduated yeste,dav'' =, " !.
a School at West Ches,sr' 80. sst ,!|
:. humes Of Milford ar.du IS
d iinston Seminary. In the .a ny
u A meeting ,oi tina Board a,
. Of the Wilmington Cou i.r .,
d AIRY Society will b hsld IN /,
!, church at Dover al 3o,cloo ~
y day, the 22d inst. Apa|
liI The derrick mas, on ,bs I'D
u Diamond State Iron Conn.,
broken yesterday, and in s.II,j
the bow Of the bsrss 'i n,
le luckily little. damage Va, t On
y ohiei Justics Comsa,, =
81 his add ress on John n c,,
y the Scott I,ite.sry svcIs,y y
icIChurch 1T Dover, on Nsp'a !.
ID the 10Th inst.
!, The P, W. s. B. RsI,,S
viii issus excursion 'i,t,u 4,
;" delyhia to Kehobo,i ,osa
=. days.for d The reapn..
u. sion ticket 10 IS.
er Edward Melchlo, ha Nh
large stock Of fishing ,.,tl
nd ball goods which be Ia ,si)
Y lowest rates. Come to ,hs 4
"a, houte, al4 King street
Jesuit Missionaries irsu
IS. wll open a mission of Two vs|
on hul's church, Fo.rth and
streets, at the solemn mass 81
The Sunday schools Of
chapel and Mt. Salem N |
70 will make an excursion TO BIZ
mas Park ON "Wednesday next.
ieh The Prohibltionis,s If N,
: 4 Vicinity will hold a temper
re o,tion on July 4, in Dsnntl
Jay scar that town.
e.e B. Howard johnson hss OF
W. mansg ment 0! shs Earring
~ H. prise, pub.ithsa at HarIinI
~. County.
aceI Clarence Hazel Of Dove:
his driving horse from sutde
g tn s.ckntes . few days ago.
yayI Charles 3. Anderson die
the at his home In Middletown,
seen day evening, Of parslys.sCt
the Eugene vsIdever Of SmJ
turned from . visit 10 Mort
bringing With him a few n
The drawing fer tenu
he'dIUnion csmp ground will d
rket morrow afternoon.
louI James Emery, Of Dslsril
ie !. feet 9 inches 10 height, and
NJ n, IL 1.-the tallest man in this StA't
LA na The AZ nual commenceu,
~ OF Rugby Acadt my will ia
The evening at the Opera Hous
,,ng.I 1t Is said the new bill
b. Brandywine will be open
To-day.
The summer garden at
the opens tonight. Lots OF
ven. 6ne lunch.
Nun I. w. Belts, OF Bower
and cold his hotel TO a PhilaceI
tnsI Mr.. Peter Springer, Coun
ahu is suffering with his lungs
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17
Tho se,f.Oonfessed Railway Murders

NEW YORK, June 16 The Chief oil
Police of kanwsy, N j, left here to
night for Illinois to bling back the man
Strom bach, the telf.ccnfessed murderer
of the girl at Railway.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17
Excursion

Gouley's second e ! w' h
| ter will leave the ~ Nh
a. AZ 7 q. m , stopping 1 .' N M
top, Newark, Iron Iron q u, Univ 1
East. By the l4th OF. o, 'v 9TH
viii be nearly thr' ug H.n ~.r
and can enjoy ihs . tx, un I'd
i4s i some 500 via .,! g, % I'D 70
| lions along the roa'0 ,, am 81
school, s.I, and .tter Tiers, ' az H,r]
making bet ween ls 10 y. %. seId d
ton on July H.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17

MoBAHM E-SrRAITON. - On the l5tf
inst, by Rev. ID. d. CorKran, Daniel NC
Bahne and Mary Stratton, both OF VIII
minyton, Del.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17

New crop teasl New crop teas just
received, 60 and GOO. h., the best goods
for the money offered. Crippen's, 8 Easl
End street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17
A Sensible HUI ,

Gentlemen who S des' cIoss d
| should call on Parker .hair beard.
isf PREPARED pa's tic to DO that hat KIND md
fashionable style; style. hair dy cut A
T ieem ln around and Parker We
fullest satisfaction:
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17

I rsy:3 9.,1' s '3s & 1n o. e; s.,
Il laf Il salmon yorss sll s 5
All %Ie other kinds IN tel asd he |
fresh and delicious ,Dnns to call.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17
Go to Steward for

entire wheat -four, fresh ground Graham
flour. Fourth and King. Entrance on
Fourth street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17

Have you seen the delicious sugar
cured, homeless corned beef OF Powder
makers, No 507 King street? II not
get some at cnce.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17

Lots Of fun will be fund at 22+ King
street, t,-L,gnt-sood 10 osic AID : lro
iInca iro7 did.
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Don't FORGET

the strawberry sd ice cream entertain
meut at the Grand Army Hall, OF
Tsuth street NEAR Orange, on this (Fsi
Cay) and also Saturday evening.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17

W en- baby Was sick, W. gave her Csstoria,
Nnel she wa ..Btli, she cried for Castoria
Wa-n She De A,nt Hiss, she chung 10. CaStorla
Wnen she mad GnttireA, she Y We them Gas
toria,
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For Andalns'"

Asbury M, N; 2 e, saadas,'s
s ssi. cIyds to s sPss sssc9aals,o
took out about ! D..
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BMe Hall.

The following games were pisyed
yesterday: .
Philade Athletic, 10; Cleveland,
Philadslph.a-Phllsdelphia. lSiw'sn'
inRton,
Boston--Boston, IL; New YorK,4
Brooklyn, 3; Louirv.ile. T.
Baltimore-Baltimore. D S. Louis, o
New York-Metropolitan, 10; Gin
cinuati, IL. Ten inuinRs
Pittsburg-Pittsburg, .; Indian apo
| lis,4 TWelve innings.
Ohicago-Chicago 8; Detroit, 1.
Willtamsport - WilliAmspoIt, Il
IUpiversity OF PsnnsylvApia, 3
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Il new
ARK, & .,..
Jonnstown-Johnstown, 10; Altoona
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17
NOTES.

There WAS almost riot at yesterday .
Baltimore St. Louis game. Welch
running into Greenwood at second,
ms king him drop the ball. the umpire
declared him safe. An arg ument
arose between the captains, and the
crowd became go boisterOus that the
officers had /, arrest WEIGH. He was
taken be fore magistrate on charge
| OF assault and held under ball for hi.
appearance to day st Q p. IN.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-17

pare .plOesl P paT I.pies, (
s sssoisii, for our ''''''
East End street,
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WILSON'S
Undertaking rooms, No. 616 King st
TELEPHONE SIGNAL, 1855,
Open all night.
]. A. WILSON,
Fuueral Director.

NOTICE. THE MASONIC rRATth,
IN NIFTY OF this city are invited TO attend
the funeral OF Bro. william Muller, iate VI
La Ulemente Amite Ocsmolite Lodge, no
40, New ork from his late residence, no
492 East Seventh street, On sunday aite "
noon, June 18th. The funeral VIII %
charge Of Washington Lodge, NO. !; a. i.
A. NJ, Of this city. Meet at Masonic len
pie at $50 O'Clock. sharp. IDterment at
kiverview cemetery. ny order OF the W. ~
iel7-2t HENRY MCNEAL. Secretary
WANTED-A GrOD, hOSESa gr as
w industrious young man. IN sIvSv.si'
store. Address CLERK, this ONCE. l"
UYANTED-A SECONDHAND bAb
w coscn; In good order, at low p IA
Address A. w, this of1ee. ~
The Southern herald., 1887-03-12
Wept Over His Luck.

Washington, Feb. 28.-William
Beck, a private in Company e,
Seventy-ffth Indiana Volunteers,
was granted an increase of pension
Saturday, with a back pension of
$11, 1913. The old man, who is
blind, had been a regular. daily
visitor at the Pension Office for the
past two months, and the clerks
we're anxious to see how he wonld
take the news. He was rather
late Saturday morning and told
Mr.. Murphy, the chief clerk, that
he had about given up all hope.
The scene that followed when he
was told that the claim had been
allowed, was most affecting. Tears
OF joy ran down his haggard face
and for three-fourths of an hour he
wept and rejoiced in his good for
tune. Enough cash was paid to
the man to take him and his wife
to their home in Fayette county,
Ind, and to pay his bills in the
city.
The remainder Of his little for
tune will be sent to him,
The Southern herald., 1887-03-12
High Jinks in Bolivia.

Correspondence Detroit Tribune:
Speaking of money reminds me Of
the funny banking system they
have in Bolivia. Counterfeit mon
ey is as current as good money,
and passes just as we'll. At the
hotel in La Paz I could hear the
workings ola counterfeit press in
the room next my own. A former
American consul in one of the Bo-
livian cities sold his press to my
English companion. Another of
our diplomatic corps in Bolivia
had 100 kegs of nails sent him
from New York. There were a
few nails laid in the tops and bot
toms ofthe kegs, but the main con-
tents were counterfeit silver pieces.
The consul was not at home when
the kegs arrived at his warehouse.
A brother-in-law of President Dosa
of the Bolivian Republic wanted
some nails about this time, and the
consul's secretary sold him a dozen
kegs. An exposure was prvented
by the consul going halves with
the brother-in-law on the counter
felt money.
The Southern herald., 1887-03-12

Medical Press; 1t is now fairly
established that the common wart,
which is so unsightly, and often
proliferous on the hands and face,
can be easily removed by small
doses Of sulphate of magnesia takeu
internally. NJ. Colrat, of Lyons,
has drawn attention to this extra
ordinary fact. Several children
treated with three grain doses of
Epson salts, morning and evening,
were promptly cured. NJ. Aubers
cites the case Of a woman whose
face was disfgured by these ex-
crescences, and who was cured in a
month by a draohm and half of
magnesia taken daily. Another
medical man reports a case of very
large warts, which disappeared in
a fortnight from the daily admin
istration often grains Of salts.
The Southern herald., 1887-03-12
Clippings for the Curious.

Lithography was invented in
Germany in 1896.
A Frenchman has written book
showing how to cook eggs in two
hundred different ways.
The first time the halls Of Con-
gress at Washington were illumi-
mated with gas, was during the
Polk administration.
Frozen milk is now given to pa
tients suffering from irritable
stomachs, and is retained when
all other substances are thrown off.
The population Of the United
States in 1880 was 1929, ,827; in
1910, 1929, ,814; in 1850, %, ,191, ,S76,
and in 1870, 3S, $50, 1888.
Don Piatt says the Republican
party was born in the office Of
Chase & Ball, on Third street in
Cincinnati. There were present
Chase, Birney and Lewis.
The Atheneum in ancient Athens
was temple or gymnasium sacred
to Minerva. There, philosophers,
poets and rhetoricians were accus-
toned to recitc their works.
A single sheet Of paper seventy
two inches wide and seven and
three quarters miles long has been
made without break in paper
mill at Watertown, N. Y. The
sheet weighed 2207 pounds.
The teeth of bakers decay SO
rapidly and peculiarly that DR..
Hesse, Of Leipsic, declares him
self often able to tell the occupa-
ton of patients by the condition Of
the teeth. He supposes the carries
to arise of an acid formed by the
fermentation of inhaled flour dust.
A sheet of ordinary paper warm
ed in front Of a fire will, in a dark
place, give very decided electric
spark upon the application of the
knuckle, with a cracking sound.
On placing a sheet Of gold leaf be-
tween two sheets Of paper thus
electrified, and passing a pencil
point over them in zigzag course
a luminous fash quite strong will
appear.
The Southern herald., 1887-03-12
Horses ShOd with Gold.

The Colonia Mail; In the year
1855 storekeeper named Donald
Cameron, carrying on business in
what was known as the Woolshed,
Victoria, was elected first member
of Parliament for the Ovens dis
trict, and he had the honor-unique
in the history of the colony-of be-
ing driven in triumph from the
Woolshed into Beechworth in a gig
in tandem team, the leading horse
OF which was shod with gold. Just
before the election an eccentric in
dividual, known as Tinker Brown,
who had made a lot of money on
the diggings, suddenly purchased a
circus, with tents, horses and wag-
ons complete, and coming into
Beechworth with his company, he
offered to drive the newly elected
member and supply golden horse
shoes for the occasion. The Wool
shed bosses, who were greatly elat-
ed over the result of the election,
warmly took up Browns idea, and
they resolved, in addition, to pre-
sent their member with diamond
scarf pin. The horseshoes were
made by working jeweler named
Tofeld, and weighed nine ounces
each. The team was driven from
Woolshed to Beechworth and back
as far as La Serena Hill. On re-
moving the shoes Of the leader, a
piebald circus horse, they were
found to have lost a total of one and
three-quarter ounces. Before Tin
ker Brown died he willed them to
married daughter keeping pub
lie house at Wagga Wagga, They
were in existence until about four
years ago, when the owner had
them melted and turned into sover-
eigns.
The Southern herald., 1887-03-12
Queer Deeds Of Trust.

vicksburg Herald: Several le-
cal documents, which are in their
way genuine curiosities, are to be
found in the office OF Chancery
Clerk Hardy. They are chattel
mortgages in which queer objects
are pledged for money borrowed,
and in some cases the goods offered
as security are ofsuch descriptions
as probably were never before
mortgaged, unless dealings with
pawn brokers come under that
head.
Tuesday, Deputy Clerk Henry
Hardy was requested to put on
record a decd of trust in which a
small farmer pledged his "store
clothes" to The merchant who was
to provide him with some needed
provisions. The farmer regretfully
stated that he had been compelled
by the city merchant to furnish Sc
curity. He had an old suit and
thought he could stay away from
church until next fall when he
would get in his crop and pay his
debts. He was permitted to keep
the clothes but was not to wear
them out and was made to under
stand that they were liable to exc
cution in case he failed to meet his
agreement.
Another deed Of trust recorded
was for three chickens. They were
all the impecunious farmer had,
and as security Of some kind was
demanded, the chickens were put
on paper. Numerous instances
are on record where mules, cows,
pigs, sewing machines, and even
baby carriages have been pledged
by small planters who applied for
credit. Most of these are negroes,
but quite number of white men
have obtained temporary relief
from poverty by mortgaging prop
erty of the description given. Mule
mortgages are by far the most
common, however, and next to
mules, sewing machines are accept
able to the merchants, who either
through avarice or fear of being
swindled, compel their debtors to
give deeds of trust on articles
which in many cases are valueless
The Southern herald., 1887-03-12
Total Of the Appropriation Bills.

The aggregate Of the appropria-
ton bills passed by the Forty
ninth Congress is about $3.50, ,000,-
600. The total is exclusive of the
sums appropriated by the rivers
and harbors and deficiency appro-
priation bills, which failed of en-
actment. The appropriations for
the current fiscal year aggregate
1854, 100000, which amount would
have been equaled by the appro-
priations voted by the last Con-
gress, had the two bills mentioned
become laws. Some idea of the
manner in which the Forty ninth
Congress wound up its work may
be formed in the declaration of a
member of long experience that
the record revealed the fact that
one-quarter of the legislation Of
the session had been enacted in
the last few legislative days. An
enrolling clerk of twelve years ex-
perience said that never in that
time had he witnessed such haste
exhibited in the last twenty-four
hours of the Congress which has
lust expired.